Blur will play a live show in Hyde Park in Summer 2009. Graham Coxon will join Alex James, Dave Rowntree and Damon Albarn onstage for this first time since their Royal Festival Hall performance in 2000. The concert will take place at London's Hyde Park on Friday 3rd July 2009, and tickets will be on general sale from 9am Friday 12th December 2008 at www.livenation.co.uk. [BLUR] (thx cmandel)

I was at field day. It was an amazing line up but a terrible day. Torrential downpour for about 8 hours straight. I was so drenched during Elliott Smith set I had to head inside. Ours also played earlier that day (The only part of the day it was sunny) in addition to Liz Phair and Beth Orton. I would guess maybe 15,000 people attended field day as it was soo empty

Anon 12:18 you have no clue obviously since you were not there. It was also the second time I was seeing him that week as I had tickets to maxwells. Beck was also supposed to be getting on during the final few minutes of Elliott show but Beck slipped (because of the rain) and didn't end up performing.

eh... seeing Elliott Smith in a big outdoor festival is hardly seeing Elliott Smith. Solo acoustic in a small venue was an amazing thing. I really can't even imagine seeing him in Giants Stadium. Must have been painful.

It was on an outdoor stage not the main stage. Maybe 200 people were watching Elliott. That week he played Knitting Factory and Maxwells...it was a unique place to see him but it definatley was not the right setting to see him in.

"Anon 12:18 you have no clue obviously since you were not there. It was also the second time I was seeing him that week as I had tickets to maxwells. Beck was also supposed to be getting on during the final few minutes of Elliott show but Beck slipped (because of the rain) and didn't end up performing. "

Not only was I there, but I came up that day from Philly...wearing a poncho. It was no surprise that it was going to rain and yet there were endless amounts of f##ktards (like yourself) who came wearing nothing more than a t-shirt and shorts. How very indie of you! Come prepared and enjoy yourself or stand under an overhang and shiver.

fyi- Beck didn't slip, he got accidentally knocked into by a member of the backstage crew. That was very disappointing

Blur most definitely played NYC after '97. I saw them at their secret show at Bowery Ballroom on March 16 of 2003. It sort of was a pre-kick off to the US Think Tank tour. But not only was Graham not there, neither was Alex due to visa problems. Simon Tong was cool, though.

blur is rubbish live in NYC - from the Marquee to Roseland they never failed to disappoint (and I love their records). You must be have been lucky in Boston (suppose it made up a bit for having had to live there)

Guess what. People from Boston who aren't jocks don't actually care about the whole "NYC vs. Boston" thing.
We admit it! You're bigger than us.
I like New York I just don't want to (read can't afford) to live anywhere I'd like there.
Can't afford Boston either.